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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
THE WOMEN SUSTAIN MRS. HUNT.

The women of the Minnesota Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Unions are
out with a reply to the charges of Supt.
Kiehle and the temperance text book
commission of Minnesota and ringing
defence of Mrs. Hunt. They claim
that the scientific temperance law has
been secured in Minnesota and other
states mainly through the influence of
the w. c. t. u; that having been thus
responsibility instrumental in obtaining
such law, it would be both unnatural
and reprehensible in them not to feel
and manifest an absorbing interest in
its execution that by invitation of the
commission created by the law to rec
Ommend a suitable text book, these
women accepted the invitation and
recommended the only book which
they thought would carry out the spirit
and intent of the law-the Pathfinder
series that the commission rejected
these books and recommended others,
against some of which the temperance
public has emphatically protested.
Referring to chairman Kiehle's letter
and the final report of the commission
attacking Mrs. Hunt and her associates
these women say:
The letter of chairman Kiehle, and
the final report Of the commission, to-
gether constitute what is the most as
founding and the least creditable Off
cial utterance that ever came under
our notice. The report proper is con-
tanned in the few closing lines of the
last named document, while the entire
remainder, of nearly column and a
half, is devoted to an attempted Jjusti-
fication, through an arraignment OF
about rybOdy who had favored the
enactment of the scientific temperance
law, or shown any anxiety to have it
honestly executed.
Following this, five points in which
chairman Kiehle has stated that which
is not true are enumerated, a sixth
point being that every accusation made
by the textbook commission against
the personal and official sincerity and
integrity of Mrs. Mary I'll. Hunt has
been overwhelmingly refuted by that
lady herself, and that one or more
ladies of Minneapolis and St. Paul
were present with Mrs. Hunt each
time she appeared before the commits
sion, and they fully corroborate her
statements.
Referring to the charge that the at
tack in the Brewers Gazette upon the
books was investigated by the women
of the Unions, they say that the charge
is absolutely false, and in conclusion
declare that
We make our denial of the commits
sion's accusations as positive and
sweeping as the English language
will admit, and without trying to
prove a negative on every point, we
close by expressing full concurrence in
the commissions language when they
say, "the temperance public of this
state have suffered gross imposition
from which they will promptly deliver
themselves"
Evidently chairman Kiehle has STIR
red up hornets nest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
EAST HARDWICK.

Rev. FarnswOrth, D. D., missionary
from Turkey, will speak at this village
Sunday evening.
The Village Improvement society
gave an ice cream festival at Jewett
chapel Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Simmons of Stowe, pri-
mary and singing teacher, has been
visiting friends in town.
Carroll French cut quite cash in
his side with scythe causing a great
flow of blood. When he appeared at
the house his mother was so frightened
at his appearance that she fell in a
fainting fit and was seriously injured
All hands are now on the mend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
SHEFFIELD.

Sewell Drown from the West is in
town.
Lorraine Simpson is so much improv-
ed as to be out.
Mrs. t. B. Pratt is very low suffer-
ing severely, with dropsy.
Percival Grey fell on a stone and
dislocated bone in the shoulder this
week.
Mrs. HI. X. Thomas and daughter
from Manchester are in town visiting
friends.
Dan Leland the man Sheffield and
WestmOre had so many legal contests
over, died July 20.
Leon Garland is rapidly gaining in
strength and the prospect is that he
will soon be about again.
A very pleasant gathering of ladies
and friends connected with the Baptist
society met with j. Bruce last Friday
afternoon. The time was very prOfita-
bly, spent in social intercourse, sewing,
etc. A public sale of the articles being
made is intended at an early date. The
next sociable will be held on the after
noon of August 5th, at the residence
of Edwin Hill. All are cordially in
Vited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Drowning Accident.

A very sad accident occurred at East
Highgate on Sunday afternoon. Two
boys, one the son of Geo. Raymo, aged
IL years, the other a son of Joe Mar
tin, aged 10 years, while bathing in
the river, were drowned. The bodies
were recovered later in the evening.
Tuesday evening, five-year-Old boy,
named Fradenburgh, while playing
near the WalOOmsac river, in Benning-
ton, fell in and was drowned. The
body was recovered quarter of a mile
below having gone over the one mile
dam
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.,
LANGDoN KENpALL,s ESTATE.

LANUDUN hENUALLO ESTATE.
The subscribers, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
Caledonia, Commissioners to receive examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate Of Langdon Kendall late of
Barnet, in said District, deceased, represented
and the term of six months from the 9Th
day Of July 1887 being allowed by said Court to the
creditors of said deceased, to exhibit and prove
their respective claims before Give notice
that we viii attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the dwelling house of Louisa w. Kendall
in Passumpsie, in said District, the 18th day
Of August and the 9th day of january next 1888 at
one O'Clock in the afternoon on each of said days.
Gil s s. j. kq HzsIiNGs, ycomm'rs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTRE.

John Stark is quite sick with fe-
yer.
Thomas, son of John Hearn, who has
been quite low, is getting better.
The Ladies' Aid society, assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Humphrey, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. F. Hazen and Harry May will
give an entertainment and ice cream
supper at the vestry of the Congrega-
tiOnal church Friday evening, July %.
Mrs. Clarissa Todd died last Friday
morning. She leaves three children,
DR.. William S. Todd of Ridgefeld,
Conn.,, S. o. Todd, artist, and Mrs. l..
9. Dickinson of this place. Her re-
mains were taken to CharlemOnt,
Mass, her old home, for burial.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

Senator Hawley's paper, the Hart
ford Courant, gives some sensible ad :
vice to candidates for the Presidency.
Judged by the past" the writer says,
"the prominent and able statesman is
rarely likely to get the nomination
who displays, as President WOOlsey
said of Mr.. Tilden, AN uncommon
anxiety to be President. And there
is also no doubt that the too eager and
too previous activity of we'll meaning
friends is damaging to mans pros
poets"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

CHOW to make home attractive" Lead
ers, Mrs. j. B. Nelson, Mrs. VIM. Bow,
Mrs. w. N. Gilfillan, Mrs. John McColl,
Miss Alice Gibson, Miss Jean Wylie,
Mrs. A. M. Whitelaw. Four gentle
men have been invited to take part
and there will be music and select
reading. Brief remarks from volun-
teer speakers will be welcome and a
full attendance is desired as the topic
is of interest to everybody.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

The interstate commission decides
that commercial travellers are not
privileged class, and that no railway
company has the right to sell that class
of men a mileage ticket at less rate
than is charged the average public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

Here is another bit of testimony con-
corning the advantage of the town
school system over the district systems:
The Keene Sentinel reports that under
the town system in New Hampshire
the average length of school terms has
been increased by two weeks, while
better teachers have been secured and
a saving of ten thousand dollars annu-
ally has been effected in the salaries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

The st. Louis delegation arrived in
Washington Sunday night and Mon
day presented to President Cleveland
an invitation from the citizens of St.
Louis to visit that city. The docu-
ment was an deliberately engrOssed af-
fair and was presented by the city
mayor. The president accepts and
will go to st. Louis at some date to be
hereafter fixed upon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

Rev. j. r. Bartlett, editor of the
Standard Bearer, the prohibition or
gan of New Hampshire, and secretary
of the prohibition state committee, was
arraigned before the police court at
Concord, last week, for assaulting a
ten year old boy. He was fined, and
gave bonds to prosecute his appeal be-
fore the higher court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

There seems to be considerable
doubt in the minds of number of the
Vermont editors as to Congressman
CIRCUITS first choice as candidate for
the presidency, but all are agreed that
he isn't for Mr.. Blaine, that is, only
submissively so.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

A rumOr was current last week to
the effect that the African explorer
Stanley was dead, but it is utterly dis
credited in London. The latest au
thentic news from him was from Aru-
wilma, and was sent under date of June
2. The English government has no
information concerning his death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Ghe GaIedunia,t,
st. JOhnsbury, VT, Thursday. July ss. 1887

Mr.. Powderly says his position on
immigration, in brief, is this: He does
not want the immigrant to come until
he can be sure of employment without
rObbing another of it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

A Washington despatch says: "Sen-
atOr Morrill, is still here watching the
slow convalescence from typhoid fever
of his son James. Mr.. Morrill, himself
felt the heat so much that he went to
Deer Park in the Alleghanies for day
or two last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Death of the Mormon President.

John Taylor, successor to Brigham
Young as head of the Mormon church,
is dead. He has been in hiding for the
last eight or ten months, to avoid ar
rest under the Edmunds act against
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

The July now drawing to close will
be memorable for the abundant rain
fall in New England and for the pro-
lOnged heated term throughout the
country. 1t has been a bad month for
man and for beast. The driver who
does not consider his horse such
weather is worse than a brute.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

The Burlington Free Press thinks it
would be proper for the Minnesota
commission on the temperance text
book business to materially modify
their report, so far as it affects Mrs.
Hunt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

The railroad commissioners lay the
blame of the accident at Pownal upon
the telegraph operator who failed to
properly set the switch. The operator
was but IL years old and had held this
responsible position for six months.
Fourteen people were injured in this
accident, some of them seriously. The
road gets off easy for putting a IL
years-old boy in the responsible posi-
ton of night operator by simply dis
charging him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Assignee's Sale.
Sale Of Accounts AT Auction.

The subscriber will sell at his office in the viii
lage of St JOhnsbury Monday, August Ist at
O'Clock p. IN. the uncGllected accounts belong
to the Estate of VIM. j. Bray, in Insolvency.
go l.. ID HAZEN Assfgnee
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

To close the Estate, the residence of the late
George K. Howe ON South Railroad street. House
contains twelve rooms, hot and cold water furnace,
etc. Barn has accommodations for two horses.
This place is well known, and will be sold very
cheap. Enquire of FRANK II. HOWE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

What Mr.. [RObertl Lincoln has ever
done to win the favor of the mug
wumps is puzzling questiOn.-[M Mont
pelier Waterman.
The Waterman evidently would be
disappointed to see the mugwumps
and their old friends in the republican
party working together again in har-
mOny. 1t prefers defeat with Blaine
to victory with anybody else. Well,
there is no accounting for tastes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Bonds for Sale.
For Sale.

Hardwick four per cent Coupon Bonds for sale al
the CALEDONIA NATIONAL BANK Dan
vile, VT $40 JB. MATTOCKS Cashier
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
A New Hampshire Poor House.

The inspection of the Merrimac
county buildings, at North Boscawen,
Saturday by members of the Legisla-
ture, and the county commissioners re-
vealed horrible state of affairs. There
are about 100 inmates, 20 OF them in
the insane ward. There are no sani-
tary arrangements to speak of in the
institution, the cess pools are old
fashioned and filthy, and all refuse is
deposited under the dining and sleep
ing apartments where it remains un-
touched for months, sending up a dis
gusting OdOr. A boy of nine years
was confined in a cell for the insane
two years for disobeying some rule,
when he was released by the present
superintendent just then entering his
office. Perfectly sane, he had remain
ed there surrounded by lunatics, hav-
ing for his bed a heap of straw alive
with vermin, and almost losing his
power of speech. The inspectors adj
wise speedy and liberal appropria-
ton, and matters will be improved at
once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The President,s Trip to AtIant

Ine PRESIDENTS Trip to Atlanta.
The details of the presidents trip to
Atlanta have been arranged. The
special train will leave Washington
Sunday night, October I6, and will
reach Atlanta Monday night. The
president will spend Tuesday and
Wednesday in Atlanta. He will be
escorted through Virginia by Gov. Lee
and his staff, through North Carolina
by Gov. Scales and his staff, and
through South Carolina by Gov. Rich
ardsOn and his staff, all of whom will
go with him to Atlanta. At the Geor-
gia line he will be met by Gov. Cor
don and staff. At Atlanta he will be
met by the governors and United
States senators of the various southern
states. 1t is expected that he will
spend Tuesday looking at the exposi-
ton, and on Wednesday will hold a
public reception and make short ad-
dress.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
THE TOWNS AROUND.
LYNDONVILLE.

An effort is being made to start a
newspaper here to be called the Lynn
dOnville News. If sufficient patronage
is assured it will be edited and pub
lished by B. w. Farr, the job printer.
Miss Fife Campbell is very sick with
infammatOry rheumatism.
Mrs. E. @. Masta of East Somerville.
Mass. is visiting relatives and friends
here.
o. NJ. Wilmot and wife have gone to
Massawippi lake for three weeks of
camp life.
Leslie Pierce will go to Waltham,
Mass, where he expects employment
in the watch factory.
Geo. G.. Morrison has bargained his
house to Mrs. r. Pettigrew, and intends
to go to California about Sept. /.
John Stone lost the index finger of
his right hand by contact with a buzz
saw at the railroad shops last Wednes-
day. The thumb and second finger
were badly cut.
The summer term of the district
school closed July Is. The teacher,
Miss Matilda Lowell, has given univer-
sal satisfaction and is engaged for the
fall term which will open Sept. 5.
Prof. E. C. Taylor, the magician has
the past week, and his audience has in
every case gone away feeling that they
had received their moneys worth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
RYEGATE.

Jacob Symes and wife of Boston
were in town few days last week.
Mrs. Carlos Morse of Boston with her
children have taken rooms at Mrs.
Rhodes for the summer.
A. H. Gibson discharged one of his
hired men last week because he found
him asleep in the field.
The pure air of "Fairviewn taken
in connection with country diet is ad-
ding considerably to the avoirdupois of
w. s. Streeter of st. Johnsbury.
The next meeting of the Farmers
club will be at Ryegate corner on Fri
day, August 5, at p. m. Topic
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Another Railroad Horror,


Ten Italians were killed and six
wounded by an accident on the Erie
railroad Thursday, between Hohokus
and Allendale, "a miles from Jersey
City. The men belonged to a gang
engaged stone ballasting the track,
and while standing on the east
bound track to let west-bOund train
pass them, they were run down by the
Chicago and Cincinnati express, ,due
in New York at 8 o'clock. The track
where the accident happened is crook
ed and at the exact point of the
slaughter there is both sharp curve
and deep cut. This cut hid the east
bound train from sight. The Italians
had been working on the north, or
west-bound track, and seeing train No.
~ coming toward them, they got over
on the other track. Then the Chicago
express come rapidly around the curve,
but the noise of its approach was
drowned by the roar of the other train,
which was already in the cut. The
poor Italians had no notice whatever
of their fate, the locomotive being
right on them before any warning
could be given. The frightful thor
Oughness of the work of slaughter
shows how completely unprepared the
men were. Twice as many were kill
ed outright as were injured, and some
OF the injured will probably die.
The Warren powder mill at Thorn
aston, Me-. was blown up Monday
morning. George Shepherd, aged 30
years, at work in the mill, was literally
torn to pieces.
On Monday fire was discovered in a
gambling den in Chinatown, Los An
geles. twenty-five buildings which
housed 1000 Cinnamon were burned.
Loss 100000 to $I75,OOO.
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., for many years
a we'll known writer of the New York
Ledger, died at Hyde Park, near BOs-
ton, July 20, at the age of "a. He
was the son of a distinguished clergy
man and was born at Waterville, Ne.
An accommodation train on the Bal
timOre and Ohio Railroad ran into an
open switch Saturday, and was pre-
clpltated over an embankment IL feet
high. The engine, construction, bag
gage and smoking cars and one pas
senger coach were almost completely
wrecked, and eight persons, including
the engineer and fireman, injured.
Two young children of Prof. f. r.
Honey of Yale college died Sunday
under circumstances which make it
probable that they were poisoned by
ice-cream. Prof. Honey is now trav-
cling in Europe. A few years ago he
lost child which had by some means
shut itself into a closet, tipped over a
bottle of chlOrOfOrm and died from the
effects. The children who died Sun
day were the only remaining ones.
The fatal ice-cream was of home man
ufacture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
The Argus Asks Too Much.
Northfeld Ne,os.

The Montpelier Argus declares that
ssthe CaledOnian, the Waterman and
News don't know fact when they see
one." The trouble with the Argus in
its charge against the temperance edu-
cational bill is that it asks the people
to accept it's statements as the truth.
This is asking altogether too much
under any circumstances.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

100 Eastern Avenue, st. JOhnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28
Organs Played Out.

The State newspaper, established
three years or more ago in Boston, as
the semi official organ of the republi-
can party, has yielded up the ghost.
Gen. Swift put his best efforts into its
columns but it was no use. The plain
fact is, that distinctive "organs," at
least of the journalistic sort, do not
thrive in this day and generation.
The public soil contains little richness
for the growing of this kind of a crop.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-07-28

1t won't do to place too much sig
nificance on the Toledo Blades presi-
Dental canvass. 1t is not conclusive
of anything but the fact that so many
of the men who read Nasby's paper
prefer Blaine, and SO many Sherman.
These men do not stand for very
large part of the Republican vote.
The thing to do this year is to nomi-
ma te a man who can be elected.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-15

OAKLAND,
THE BEAUTIFUL !!

California abounds in choice resi-
dence locations, but of them all Oak
land and vicinity is incomparably the
finest. 1t has every advantage. Its
climate is most enjoyable, being never
uncomfortably warm nor disagreeably
cool. Its many charming drives, its
beautiful lawns embowered in per-
feet wealth of ever blooming flowers,
and its magnificent, soul-inspiring
views are the wonder and admiration
of all travellers. In healthfulness it
surpasses all cities of the United
States, its death rate averaging only
IA per 1000. Its educational facilities
are thorough and complete, embracing
all classes from the lowest grades to
the State University, and far surpass-
ing those of any other location on the
coast. Then it is within 30 minutes of
San Francisco and has half-hourly and
splendid communication Herewith.
Furthermore, it is backed and sur
rounded by the finest country in the
world. A section that produces all
the grains, fruits and nuts of the tenn
perate and semi-tropic zones, in finest
quality and richest abundance
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-15
Ella Wheeler.

Ella Wheeler. the passionate poet,
who is about to make this city her
home, is little woman, quite plump,
and rather pretty in what may be
called the purely rustic style OF
beauty. In all these respects she
differs from the ideal poet as much as
in her circumstance, which enable hel
to write her verses in broad daylight
upon dainty desk of inlaid and pol
ished wood. She is welded to man
who is not only stout, but is in the un'
poetic world of business. Yet she moi
only does not despise him, but if
boastful of her happy married life.-
New York Sun.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-15
DRS. C. & FRANK STEVENS
EIactrO-MagnetiSm.

TIME NEW MEANS OF CURE-DR. f.
Robbins Electro Magnetic institute,
corner of First and Spring streets (entrance
on First street, is now fitted up. at consider
able expense with everything that is neces-
sary to cure chronic and socalled incurable
diseases, by the finest electrical apparatuses
in the world Turkish and Russian baths;
also Electric, Sulphur and Eucalyptus baths.
DR.. Robbins has had several years expert
ence in the Australian Colonies, San Fran
cisco, Salt Lake City, Denver, and four years
in Los Angeles, and hundreds of leading citi.
zens can testify to the wonderful effects. OF
electricity in curing cases of chronic dis
eases when all else had failed, and therefore
all persons suffering should try this new
remedy before abandoning all hope. After
every medical treatment the patients are
gwen the Massage Treatment by persons OF
their own sex.
His office hours are till IL; to 5, z to-
au7-tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-15

Ladies' who are troubled with cramps and
nervousness should drink Damiana bitters
Il Il pleasant TO take.